Pre-Medicine Requirements for Biology Majors

The
following pre-medicine requirements [link to .pdf file of pre-med requirements] and recommendations are for the University Of Kansas
School Of Medicine (KUMC) for students majoring in Biology at Washburn
University. Other schools require
essentially the same courses, but inquiry should be made by the junior year to
ensure compliance.

Applicants
to medical school are also expected to possess a general understanding of
health care and medicine based upon employment, shadowing or volunteer
experiences. Joining a student
organization early in a student’s academic career, such as AMSA, may help
provide opportunities for shadowing and volunteering.

The
MCAT is required of all applicants, generally taken following the junior year,
and it must have been taken within the last three years. Applicants should have completed a curriculum
leading to a baccalaureate degree that will be conferred prior to the planned
date of enrollment in medical school.

What's an Ichabod?

Washburn's mascot, the Ichabod, honors the school's early benefactor, Ichabod Washburn, a 19th century Massachusetts industrialist. The original design of the studious-looking, tuxedo-clad figure was created in 1938 by Bradbury Thompson (ba '34), who became an internationally acclaimed graphic artist. Design wasn't Thompson's only consideration. To the stylized Ichabod the artist attributed the qualities of "...courage and enthusiasm, as shown by his brisk walk. He is democratic and courteous, for he tips his hat as he passes. Sincere in his search for truth and knowledge, he studiously carries a book under his arm..."